baina

Basque

Etymology

Possibly related to baino (“than”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /bai̯na/ [bai̯.na]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /baɲa/ [ba.ɲa]

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• Rhymes: -ai̯na, -a
• Rhymes: -aɲa, -a
• Hyphenation: bai‧na

Conjunction

baina

1. but

   Nik joan nahi badut, baina nire amak ez dit uzten.

   I do want to go, but my mum won’t let me.

Further reading

• “baina”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “baina”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005